Can a racoon or a possum climb a 2-3 story building with aluminum siding, and then climb back down again.?
Possibly, espescially if you have any near by trees or lines or other houses. they can climb gutter spouts, trelisses, ect. racoons and opossums are built to climp, so they will find a way to where they want to go.
What is it like to have a possum as a pet?
Outstanding! Opossums are almost cat like… Oppie my opossum is a total sweet heart stays in my room all day and is also liter box trained, he’s never had a accident and never bit anyone once. Oppies been to plenty of festival and fairs and was a great hit. However, you do need a wildlife licence to own any wild life animal. It is illegal without one and you can be fined. In the wild they can live 1–2 years in captivity they can live around 3–5 years.
Can possums carry rabies?
Very unlikely, they're one of the few mammals that rarely carry it, according to science. Not only are their sytems more primitive, their body temperature is too low for the virus to replicate. Only a small handful have ever been noted as rabies carriers, compared to all the other species who have no problems getting it. It's not very likely. It's a marsupial - check the wikipedia entry, they're 8 times LESS likely to have rabies than any other mammal species. Let's put it this way -- in 2010 in the ENTIRE COUNTRY, the CDC's rabies info only lists three possums with rabies and they were in Puerto Rico (which is listed with our statistics). The CDC keeps records of all rabies reported. Here's the list. They don't have the 2011 year out yet so I can't check that one. Compare that to 2,246 raccoons that were rabid. http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/pdf/10.... Since he only hissed, you have nothing to worry about. He was warning you away, they prefer to run but you trapped him in a corner.
Do possums eat dogs?
Only when they die in the wild.Possums will eat any dead animal they can get ahold of. In my youth I’ve heard stories of people finding a dead horse or cow and all at once see a possum crawling out of the body cavity.A possum trying to eat a living dog is very unlikely.My German Shepherd once caught a possum eating his dog food. The possum committed a huge tactical error when he chose to try to bite the GSD on the nose. Before that my dog was not interested in killing him, he just wanted it to leave.It did not end well for the possum that day.
Where Can I Buy An Opossum Online?
Why may I ask do you want one? they are smelly, they poop everywhere, carry rabies, have very sharp teeth that can rip your arm almost off, they are down right mean animals. they cannot be made pets of. Come down to Texas you can have all of them you want including road kill! May I suggest you quit reading cute little stories about opossums they are not like in fantasy story books and get a cat or a dog.
Would a rescued possum make a good pet?
Oh dear god no.Let me quote something from the link I put below.“A note from one of our members …"I hear that you are thinking about trying to keep a wild opossum baby as a pet, and want to share with you my recent heartbreaking experiences. I, too, wanted to keep captive a healthy baby opossum--and since I volunteer at wildlife clinics--last year I took in an orphaned baby whose mother had been hit by a car and killed.It has been one of the most heart breaking, stressful, confusing and selfish mistakes I have made in my whole life. I didn't listen to any of the people who told me to let them be free--as they were born to be. I thought that if I followed the expert advice of possum specialists, I could keep my baby alive and happy. Instead, I had to bury him after a long, hard death.I loved him dearly and it broke my heart. Opossums are not meant to be kept as pets, and I swear to you it is the most expensive, gut wrenching heart-breaking experience I have suffered thus far. I have rehabbed and kept many other domestic animals and some other species of injured wildlife, but opossums are only sure to suffer in human hands. Please spare yourself and these babies. I have spent over a thousand dollars just on vet bills so far, and now my Mickey is dead.”Read the document below all the way through please. And every time you hear of someone who wants a pet possum, make them read it too.https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&...
Do possums climb trees?
Yes, possums climb trees. I have many possums on my property, at night you can see them climbing the trees when frightened. They crawl, along my phone line and run over my roof to climb my large trees behind the house. Noisy, little creatures.
How can I convince my friend that a possum is not a good pet?
Well to begin, what type of possum is it? Is it the North American Opossum?If so, then you can't. Once an opossum gets use to you they are very cat like in their behaviour.Very docile around humans. As a kid I found a baby opossum being tormented by my sister's cat. I took her in and had her until I started high school. Goofiest drama queen ever.If she wanted a treat but was on a diet I would tell her no. She would hiss once at me then waddle off and “hide”. When I came to find her she was playing dead very hard. I would crouch next to her and simply say no again.She would pull a Lazarus, hiss again and waddle into the kitchen to get to the treats herself.This would go on until a meal time came around. At that point……she would turn her nose up if the treat she wanted wasn't apart of the meal.Long story short. An opossum can be a great pet. They are one of the very few wild animals that are not expressively restricted from pet ownership. They are clean and disease free.